IT Systems Engineer

MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products for Data Center, Telecommunication and Industrial and Defense applications. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM has design centers and sales offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. MACOM is certified to the ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental management standard. MACOM has more than 65 years of application expertise with multiple design centers, Si, GaAs and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assembly and test, and operational facilities throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Click here to view our facilities. In addition, MACOM offers foundry services that represents a key core competency within our business. MACOM sells and distributes products globally via a sales channel comprised of a direct field sales force, authorized sales representatives and leading industry distributors. Our sales team is trained across all of our products to give our customers insights into our entire portfolio. MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status or veteran status or any other legally protected status

We are seeking an individual with strong expertise in Linux and Storage in IT Infrastructure field. This role will be responsible for administration of and improving our *nix and storage environment as well as provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and software and related infrastructure. Also, they need to participate in research and development to drive innovation and efficiency within IT infrastructure.

Primary Job Responsibilities:Manage MACOM’s *nix and storage infrastructure and related services.

Provide technical recommendations for services performance and reliability improvements.

Provide technical leadership to Run function team.

Handle day-to-day data center operations.

Roles and Responsibilities (not limited to):Installing, configuring, maintaining, performing upgrades and downgrades, troubleshooting, documenting for *nix servers and storage devices.

Administration and diagnostic resolution of advanced maintenance and performance issues on SAN/NAS storage platforms

Advanced troubleshooting of common block/file protocols, including iSCSI, NFS, CIFS etc

Configure and maintain storage infrastructure providing optimal availability, performance, and best practices.

Evaluate performance, monitor workloads, and analyze results to ensure optimal operations.

Maintain platform and procedural documentation.

Lead/coordinate projects including new installations, upgrades, retrofits, etc.

Develop and improve upon operational procedures and standards.

Enterprise business and engineering applications support

Required qualities / skills:Intermediate to advanced Linux and storage administration skills.

Hands-on knowledge of NetApp or EMC storage products is a must.

Partner with business to gather requirements and ensure needs are being met.

Architecture: Recommends and develops mission critical solutions; makes recommendations to address capacity constraints, performance limitation on wide range of technologies.

Project management: Ability to provide a thorough planning approach to large scale projects. Ability to define physical and logical resources needed to complete a project and meet deadlines. Experience leading project teams.

Inter-personal and communication skills: Capable of writing proposals or papers, acting as a supplier liaison, making presentations to customers, clients, and professional peers. Act as a technical leader and mentor.

Willing to travel

Job Qualifications (Required):8+ years related IT System Administration experience

10+ years of IT related experience

Ability to work independently and in teams reaching high levels of productivity.

Comfortable managing multiple tasks simultaneously

Demonstrates strong work ethics.

Other Special Skills (Optional):

Relevant certifications

Bachelor’s or advanced degree desired but not required.

Experience working within the Semiconductor Industry a plus.

Contracts and vendor management.

Exposure to Atlassian tools JIRA/Confluence

EEO

MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. MACOM will not discriminate against any worker or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military service, marital status, or any other category protected under applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodation

Reasonable Accommodation. MACOM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you have a disability and are in need of a reasonable accommodation with respect to any part of the application process please call +1-978-656-2500 or email HR_Ops@MACOM.com. Provide your name, phone number and the position title and location in which you are interested, and nature of accommodation needed, and we will get back to you. We also work with current employees who request or need reasonable accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of their jobs.

Salary Range: $83,790 - $136,710

Actual salary offered to candidate will depend on several factors, including but not limited to, work location, relevant candidates’ experience, education, and specific knowledge, skills, and abilities.